Police probes follow NEWS BRIEFS Driver sought THE WEST Vancouver Police are secking the driver of a car involved in an accident with a cyclist Tuesday. According to a police spokesman, a cyclist struck a car when a woman opened the door of her car in the 1400- block of Marine Drive at approximately 9 a.m. Cyclist Dan Storms, 23, of North Vancouver, suffered Open House a fractured leg in the accident. Information regarding the case may be forwarded to the West Vancouver Poiice at 922-4141. Burrard development THE BURRARD Indian Band has reached agreement in principle with Abbey Woods Developments Ltd. in the planned development of up to 80 acres of North Van- couver land owned by the band. Abbey Woods is connected with Shangri-La Interna- tional, Robert Kuok. a hotel group controlled by Asian developer The group is considering the initial development of residential housing on a five-acre parcel of land. In an apnouncement made Wednesday by Abbey Woods deputy chairman and president Lim Loong Keng, final agreements for the development are the subject of continuing negotiations. Fisherman fined A 32-YEAR-OLD Vancouver man was found guilty of unlawful possession of undersized Dungeness crabs in North Vancouver District on July 1, 19913. Quang Minh Ly was fined $425 by Judge Doug Moss in North Vancouver provincial court on Jan. 20. The same charge laid against a co-accused was dismissed. A Vietnamese interpreter was required during the couri proceedings. NV firefighters pluck climber from rock face A LONE climber stranded on a narrow rock ledge above the Cleveland Dam spillway was rescued by North Van- couver District firefighters Tuesday night. The climber had been rappelling a 140-foot reck face on the east side of the Capilano River. Some- thing went wrong and the climber, who identified himself to rescuers as Steven Smith, was trapped on the ledge for about 142 hours without a rope. North Vancouver District Fire Department assistant chief Gary Calder said dark, wet and windy conditions made the rescue opera- tion particularly risky. Firefighters arrived at the scene just before 6 p.m. after being alerted to the climber’s predica- ment by his climbing partner. Rescuers established a command post at the top of the dam. Pow- erful quartz halogen lights were set up to light the area. Firefighter Gerry Parkinson rappelled 80 feet down to the vic- tim. When he found himself near the trapped climber, Parkinson realized the victim was about 15 feet laterally to his left. “‘He had to move sideways, which is awkward when you are doing a descent. He had to push himself off 15 feet to get to the victim and then he hung on to a By Michael Becker News Reporter crack while he got the victim onto his line,’’ Calder said. While Parkinson connected the stranded man to a line, a hauling system was constructed by rescuers above to make the pull- up easier. Once on line. the pair kicked eff from the ledge and the rope drew them back 15 feet. They were hauled up without incident or injury. Usually when firefighters are called to the area, they pull up bodies. Calder said the climber went beyond < protective fence barrier to reach the cliff. Rescuers had to cut through fencing to get access to the area. North Vancouver District firefighters have trained intensive- ly to hone canyon rescue skills for more than a decade. Ironically, Tuesday’s rescue took place approximately 75 feet from where firefighters have prac- tised canyon rescue skills in the past. Layoffs to start next week From page 4 The Cassiar Wharf ships raw white asbestos and general cargo. In 1990 it contributed $47,294 in city municipal taxes. Its largest customers are France and Ger- many, but it also ships to coun- tries all over the free world, ex- cept for the United States and Australia. The wharf has a storage shed capacity of 17,500 tonnes. A spokesman for the United Steelworkers of America in Cassiar said the company plans to start laying off employees next week. shooting [Po oem A NORTH Vancouver RCMP officer is the subject of two police investigations following the Jan. 17 shooting of an 18-year-old North Vancouver man. Cpl. Glenn Magark, a member of the detachment’s burglary sec- tion, is working with the police department in an administrative capacity pending ihe outcome of the investigation. Shayne Hawkes was shot in the shoulder during an alleged bur- glary at a local church. Police arrested three North Vancouver men at the scene. Hawkes was subsequently charged with break, enter and theft, possession of stolen proper- ty and breach of probation. Michael Arnold, 19, was charg- ed with break, enter and theft, possession of stolen property and breach of a court order. Randy Wanek, 21, was charged with break, enter and theft, possession of stolen property and breach of probation. On Wednesday, Wanek pleaded guilty to the break-in charge and was sentenced to two years in jail. Hawkes is scheduled to appear in’ North Vancouver provincial court Feb. 5 and Arnold is to ap- pear Feb. 6 to fix trial dates. In 1990, Magark faced charges after he shot a man in the chest during a drug investigation. The court subsequently ruled that he had acted within the law and criminal charges were dropped. Said North Vancouver RCMP Insp. Peter Wlodarczak of the two investigations into the shooting of Hawkes, ‘‘One is a statutory in- vestigation, which is a criminal investigation to see if there was any wrong doing or any concerns. 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